Title

'Sea-borne Assault: Troops Move In To Madagascar', 1940-1942, (1943). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

'Sea-borne Assault: Troops Move In To Madagascar', 1940-1942, (1943). The Battle of Madagascar was a British campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during World War II. During the Landings of Operation Ironclad, British 29th Infantry Brigade and No. 5 Commandos landed in assault craft in Courrier Bay and Ambararata Bay, west of the major port of Diego Suarez (later known as Antsiranana), at the northern tip of Madagascar. From Combined Operations, 1940-1942. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1943]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C82_002

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

158,0Mb (7,4Mb) / 19,8in x 31,0in / 5939 x 9296 (300dpi)

Keywords

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